Hello,
I don't have windows, just heard it. I am used to eloquence, and the old 
keynote voice. Strangely, though, when I played with a first generation stream, 
on that, Samantha handled the punctuation marks better, in my opinion. 

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Turner  <richardturne...@outlook.com>
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 2:29 pm
Subject: RE: VOICE over ignoring punctuation marks?

>
>
> Which speech synthesizer are you using on Windows?
> If you are also using Eloquence there, then it could be you are so used to 
> the way Eloquence speaks that you have not gotten used to the other voices.
> Hopefully, it will come in time.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
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> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Rajmund
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 5:58 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: VOICE over ignoring punctuation marks?
> 
> Hello,
> Hmm. Strange. As I said, its probably just me not used to it, but I do find 
> punctuated messages more clear on windows, or note takers, for that matter.. 
> Oh, sorry for the spelling errors, I thought I capitalised I, and added the ' 
> obviously I haven't. 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Turner  <richardturne...@outlook.com>
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:35 pm
> Subject: Re: VOICE over ignoring punctuation marks?
> 
> >
> >
> > I just read both your message and Alex Hall's message in this thread at 80% 
> > and 85% using the American Female Siri voice and the pauses for commas were 
> > very clear to me.
> > Richard
> > 
> > 
> > > On Oct 10, 2015, at 5:06 AM, rajmund <brajmund2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Well, I'm trying all voices, and i think the Ssri voices are slightly 
> > > better, but not there yet. Ill get used to it, I guess.,
> > > 
> > > Sent from an  IPad
> > > 
> > >> On 10 Oct 2015, at 12:34, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> I have to say, I've never experienced this. I use Samantha or one of the 
> > >> American Siri voices all the time, between 75 and 85 percent, and I use 
> > >> Alex on my Mac. so I have a lot of experience at the speed you're using. 
> > >> I suppose it's something you get used to, because it's something I've 
> > >> never picked up on.
> > >> 
> > >> Sent from my iPhone
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> > >>> On Oct 10, 2015, at 04:27, Rajmund <brajmund2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> 
> > >>> Hello All,
> > >>> So, let me just try and explain this. As many of you know, and as my 
> > >>> signature suggests, am coming from note takers. So that's mainly things 
> > >>> like eloquence, and a few others. So here's my issue. And I know this 
> > >>> will sound like  I'm picky, but really. I have the note takers on the 
> > >>> fastest speech rate, and I find them too slow. With voice over, 
> > >>> however, I find 75% too slow, but if I increase it, I understand no 
> > >>> word, if it reads a long passage, but otherwise, too slow. So something 
> > >>> like I had a nice day, though. And i had a nice day though will sound 
> > >>> the same. Its as if commas are completely ignored , rather than insert 
> > >>> a pause, etc. Guess its the emotion, or something. Anyway, anyone 
> > >>> noticed this? If so,  have you found a particular voice that was better 
> > >>> at it than others? I have so far tried Daniel, Samantha, Female British 
> > >>> Siri, and just trying Alex. But if someone does know of something, 
> > >>> please, tell  me about it? Or do you just eventually get used to it?
> > >>> 
> > >>> PS. When I say increased, I mean something like 80%, and its too quick. 
> > >>> Otherwise,,  too slow. And I do get a headache from slow speech rates.
> > >>> Anyway, many thanks!
> > >>> 
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